Hi Everyone- Just joined

Sorry to read your post LoveLove2. I am also new and have the same diagnosis but don’t know if it has spread. I understand your fear. I hope that you have been able to take up your new job? Have you told your daughter?  My surgeon says that positive thinking is very good and assists recovery. He has assured me that our type is very treatable and responds well. I do hope that the side effects of your treatment will be manageable. Be kind to yourself and enjoy your daughter’s company. I dreaded telling my children who are adults but it was not as bad as I had feared. Only you can decide what if anything you say to your daughter. I wish you all the best with your treatment.

Hi LoveLove2, I went through neo adjuvant chemo too, and it did shrink the lump really well before surgery so well worth it. I'm mid 40s, but lump was a similar size.

I took the first few days off work (my chemo was on a Thursday and I was usually back working from home by the Tuesday) so it is manageable. It's not a great experience, but there is plenty of help.

Do you know what chemo you are getting? Mine was hormonal so I had EC followed by docetaxel and I'm also on hormone therapy so I went through a medical menopause during chemo which was pretty intense but made worse by the chemo - they can cause similar symptoms. 

I finished chemo in January and then had surgery and radiotherapy. I'm still pretty tired but I read that you don't really regain your energy levels for a year or so. In fact, a good rule of thumb is 2 months revovery for every 1 month of treatment. I am back to doing all my hobbies though and getting on with life again. 

I found docetaxel much harder than EC but some people find it the other way around. Your team are there to support any side effects to make it easier for you. 

I kept a diary of symptoms and found that really helpful looking back each cycle.

Chemo is cumulative so I felt more and more exhausted with each cycle and struggled to walk too far without becoming very breathless as my bloods had had such a battering. I was still going for short jogs during EC. 

But then, you're through it and on the road to recovery. 

It isn't pleasant but it is doable! And the good thing with chemo before surgery is that you have your MRI scans to show how much it is shrinking, and that is a good boost.

Good luck with it.

Thank you for your comment Thirds. I hope your scans are good and show no spread. I have told my daughter and her first question was I’m I going to die?. Positive outlook-I explained to her I’m having treatment to prevent that from happening. 
I was due to start the job in July but have now delayed it until after my Chemotherapy had finished in September. Good luck with your treatment.

Hi BeattheBreast, happy to hear that your treatment was successful. I’m having AC and then Herceptin and Docetaxel as well as hormorne therapy as I’m triple positive.

Lovelove2, I am also same with you next month is my 37 birthday but last 27 Apr I was diagnosed BC and I have 2 boys was 4 and 7 years old, still not yet have plan for my treatment because need waiting for  another test to make sure the BC not spread to other place, my size is 2cm and grade 2 same as you, hope your treatment going well and keep strong dear xxx

Hi LoveLove2

Welcome to the forum and sorry that you have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.  I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer last September and had 4 cycles of AC and four cycles of Taxol.  I had very few side effects while on treatment and by the time I had finished treatment it had shrink from 16mm down to 3mm. Your team will give you phone numbers before you start treatment so that you can contact them with any problems you may have between treatments and you will find that they are very helpful. 

Wishing you the best of luck with your treatments.  I hope things go smoothly for you.

Best wishes

Daisy

Hi Thirds

Welcome to the forum and sorry that you have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.  Hopefully it won't have spread.

Best of luck with your CT Scan and your treatments and I hope you don't have too many side effects.  I'm on here everyday if you have any questions or just want to talk.

Best wishes

Daisy